The Bank of Hawaii Foundation is seeking applications for its grant program to provide significant impact within low and moderate income communities.
Donor Name: Bank of Hawaii Foundation
State: Hawaii
Territory: Guam
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2023
Details:
Bank of Hawaii Foundation has a steadfast commitment to strengthening communities in the areas they serve. They focus on programs and projects which provide significant impact within low and moderate income communities.
In addition to financial support, they partner with community organizations, provide technical assistance and advisory services to non-profit organizations, mobilize employee volunteers and collaborate with business partners to leverage their resources and investments.
Focus Areas
- The Foundation’s interests generally fall within the following categories:
- Community Development, including financial literacy, asset building and economic development.
- Education, with an emphasis on financial literacy and increasing disadvantaged children’s access to high-quality educational opportunities.
- Human Services, with an emphasis on addressing basic needs such as food, shelter, health and clothing.
- Arts and Culture, with an emphasis on programs that integrate the arts into children’s education or increase children’s access to their major arts partners.
- Foundation-initiated special projects.
- Their focus includes partnering with community development organizations whose programs are designed to strengthen low and moderate income communities. These might include:
- Community development non-profits with a focus on affordable housing, economic development, revitalization of low- and moderate-income areas, and community development services.
- Community development corporations and community development financial institutions.
- Public policy advocacy groups that broadly impact low- and moderate-income communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- To qualify for support, an organization must be a tax-exempt public charity, as determined by Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c) (3). The Foundation generally prefers to fund well established organizations (i.e. generally those which have been in existence for at least 10 years) with multiple and dedicated sources of revenue. The Foundation seeks partners with a record of strong fiscal management and successful grant and contract management.
- The Foundation generally does not support general operating expenses, deficit budgets, general fundraising campaigns, religious purposes, individuals, trips and tours, and charities that redistribute funds to other charitable organizations, except in the case of recognized United Way type organizations. Requests are limited to one per year per organization.
For more information, visit BHF.
